webuser.co.uk Updated:
2011-08-14 06:44:50
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Its almost automatic for computer users to assume that anything with a Fi in the name must indicate wireless networking, yet X-Fi is actually a reference to hi-fi sound rather than Wi-Fi networking. Its Creatives system for enhancing the s...
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Creative Zen X-Fi MP3 Test C reative Labs Europe, founded in 1993, is famous for its Zen media players and its excellent sound Technologies. Creative keeps on surprising; again with the new Zen X-Fi, the first media player with integrated X-Fi technolo...
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This is one of the dinkiest players weve tested, and it has a similarly slender price tag to boot. What’s more, this does its best to punch above its weight.The welcome screen gives way to slick, simple menus. As well as video and music playback, you...
Small, wireless music transfers, impressive battery life for music, plenty of features...
Small, average quality screen, audio lacks refinement, not the most intuitive to use...
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shinyshiny.tv Updated:
2011-08-14 06:44:52
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The Dastardly Duo, Dan and Duncan (Dancan, if you will) have been checking out the new Creative MP3 players - the X-Fi, which comes with added WiFi, and the Zen Mosaic. One comes with an arm band, one looks like a childs toy, and much fun was had by a...
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computeractive.co.uk Updated:
2011-08-14 06:44:53
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The Zen X-Fi is named after Creative's most expensive range of soundcards, which are sold on their high-quality sound. The Zen X-Fi, then, has a lot to live up to.It is a small player, a little smaller than a pack of cards, and a little thinner too. Th...
Good sound quality, Decent earphones supplied, Easytouse menus...
Button layout can be confusing, Playing tracks is a little fiddly...
At £70 cheaper than the equivalent iPod Touch, the Zen X-Fi is a good deal for music fans...
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custompc.co.uk Updated:
2011-08-14 06:44:53
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While the Zen X-Fi is loaded with features and boasts superb sound quality, it’s too slow and frustrating to put many of these features to good use. Creative clearly wanted Instant Message capabilities for the X-Fi, but this had lead to the clunky key...
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expertreviews.co.uk Updated:
2011-08-14 06:44:53
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The Fi stands for Fiddly. Well conceived and well made, but gets some of the basics wrong and isnt pleasant to use. The ZEN X-Fi is a portable media player that can not only store your music, photos and videos in its 16GB of memory, but also str...
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gadgetshow.channel5.com Updated:
2011-08-14 06:44:53
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Measuring 22x83x12.5mm and weighing just 70g, the X-Fi is a portable media player that comes in 16GB and 32GB flavours and has a 2.5-inch screen. Creative has also included Wireless LAN support, an SD/SDHC card slot, FM radio and built-in speaker. Batt...
Small enough to sit comfortably in the palm, the Zen X-Fi is proof great things really do come in the tiniest packages. This swanky MP3 player squeezes in up to 32GB of storage, as well as an SD card slot for more room if you need it. There’s a dece...
The Zen X-Fi packs in Wi-Fi, but it’s a flawed execution. Where the iPod touch lets you download new songs, surf the web and install applications, the Zen simply lets you stream content from a networked PC. There’s also a built-in chat applica...
A tiny music player, with tons of storage, impressive sound quality and lots of added extras. Just don’t expect its Wi-Fi functions to rock your world.Creative Zen X-Fi is tagged with creative, MP3 player, Wi-Fi and MSN messenger. Select a tag (crea...
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Yes, the news is dominated by this week's revamped iPods, but that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of other good media players out there. Put off the colourful Nano, or the shiny Touch? Then here are ten of the best alternatives. Counting dow...
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The Creative Zen X-Fi is a cracking player that sounds great...
Sound, screen, headphones, Wi-Fi...
Chat not really worth the bother, no Mac support...
The Creative Zen X-Fi is a cracking player that sounds great...
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The Creative Zen X-Fi is beyond question a better all-around digital music player than any of Apples current iPods. The Creative Zen X-Fi has better sound, superb headphones, an amazing feature set, expandable storage via an SD card slot, an easy-t...
Its an outstanding digital music player that rises to the top with ease. The masses may continue to think iPod first when they need a new MP3 player - but it will be a shame if they do. The Creative Zen X-Fi is arguably the most innovative, feature-p...
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techradar.com Updated:
2011-08-14 06:44:56
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The MP3 player market is saturated. It has been for years now, with every size, price point and storage benchmark catered for amply. However, when it comes to sound quality, its hard to find a player that really stands up to be counted.Some MP3 player...
Sound quality is brilliant, Wi-Fi works well, Earphones are great, Speaker is a nice touch...
Interface is clunky, Buttons are fiddly...
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When the Creative Zen 32GB launched earlier this year, it impressed with its ease of use, sound quality and sheer pocketability, but the price was simply too high. It doesn't initially look like it has learned its lesson with the Zen's successor - the...
Great sound quality and some innovative features, plus a superb pair of bundled headphones help justify the high price...
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Creative Zen X-Fi: this player rocks. MP3 players are one of the most remarkable technologies of recent years. They only appeared about the turn of the millennium when a bunch of geeky guys leapt on the fact that you could store most of your CD co...
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pcworld.co.nz Updated:
2011-11-04 13:52:52
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The Creative Zen X-Fi is beyond question a better all-around digital music player than any of Apple’s current iPods. The X-Fi has better sound, superb headphones, an amazing feature set, expandable storage via an SD card slot, an easy-to-use interface...
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For a while now people have been waiting for a refresh of Creatives popular ZEN series of players; at last it has happened in the form of the ZEN X-Fi. This time around Creative has managed to pack in its popular X-Fi soundcard technology, along with...
Stylish design, wide array of formats supported, lots of features, large storage capacity...
Wireless connectivity of limited usefulness, keypad makes it difficult to type, X-Fi modes not worth using, SD card slot poorly implemented...
The Creative ZEN X-Fi continues the tradition of past ZEN players, offering a compelling alternative to the iPod range. However, Wi-Fi and the X-Fi modes are poorly implemented and dont bring much to the table...
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This is one of the dinkiest players we've tested, and it has a similarly slender price tag to boot. What's more, this Creative does its best to punch above its weight. The welcome screen gives way to slick, simple menus. As well as video and music playba...
Small, wireless music transfers, impressive battery life for music, plenty of features...
Small, average quality screen, audio lacks refinement, not the most intuitive to use...
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It uses Creative's patented Xi-Fi sound technology to bring MP3s and other compressed audio tracks up to near-CD audio quality, and the built-in Wi-Fi on the 16GB and 32GB models allows for streaming content from your PC and media servers. It's als...
Excellent sound quality, SDHC expansion, Premium earbuds included...
Mediocre battery life for audio, No Mac support...
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The X-Fi beats the iPod Touch for value and features – whether its sound quality and interface can do the same remains to be seen...
Packed with features. Music and video streaming over Wi-Fi. Good bundled earbuds...
Smallish screen. No touchscreen...
The X-Fi beats the iPod Touch for value and features – whether its sound quality and interface can do the same remains to be seen...
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Creative continues to fight it out in the portable music player market and their most recent Zen X-Fi brings with it some interesting innovations. See which innovations we liked and which ones we didnt. The product is packaged nicely and gets good pr...
The silver finish with black face and buttons makes the unit elegant. Along with the rounded corner design it is easy to hold without getting jabbed. Especially nice if you put it in your trouse...
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asiaone.com Updated:
2016-11-26 23:40:43
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Price: $329 for 16GB model and $399 for 32GB modelOn top of playing music, videos and displaying photos, this latest addition to Creatives stable of music players comes with wireless LAN too.You can stream and download music and even videos wirelessly...
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